''The Mad Bomberg'' (german: Der tolle Bomberg) is a 1957 West Germany

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directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Hans Albers,

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and

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. It was shot at the

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with sets designed by the art directors

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and Peter Röhrig. The film is an adaptation of the 1923 novel of the same title by Josef Winckler which was based on a real historical

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n aristocrat of the nineteenth century. The film was conceived partly as an attempt to replicate the success of Albers' hit film '' Münchhausen'' (1943).Hake p.228

Plot

Cast

* Hans Albers as Baron Gisbert von Bomberg *

as Paula Mühlberg *

as Dr. Roland *

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as Dr. Emil Landois *

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as Emma, the buxom maid * Gert Fröbe as Gustav-Eberhard Mühlberg *

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as Frau Kommerzienrat Mühlberg *

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as Baroneß Adelheid von Twackel *

Erich Fiedler Erich Fiedler (15 March 1901 – 19 May 1981) was a German film actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Robert Morley. Selected filmography * ''The Escape to Nice'' (1932) * '' Overnight Sensation'' (1932) * '' Marion, That's Not Nice'' (1933 ...

as Baron von Twackel *

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as Pastor * Wanda Rotha as Editha * Walter M. Wülf as Fuchs, the majordomo *

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as Regiment Commander von Strullbach * Otto Stoeckel as Kuno von Schnappwitz * as Mathilde von Schnappwitz *

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as Count Murveldt *

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as Professor von Wetzelstien * Margit Symo as Galina Krakowskaja * Helga Warnecke as Aunt Laura

References

Bibliography

* Hake, Sabine. ''Popular Cinema of the Third Reich''. University of Texas Press, 2001.

External links

* 1957 films 1950s historical comedy films German historical comedy films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Thiele Films based on German novels Films set in the 19th century 1957 comedy films 1950s German films Films shot at Göttingen Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub